Daniel Churco

This is a good post. I have many of the same problems. The main ones that I have in common are: - MP3 Player is slow, some songs skip, and go to next track, now I have the problem where bluetooth and usb have no audio. - I have had the auto wipers come on in dry conditions, for no reason - occasional system resets, probably more like once every 2 weeks. - in general the system is slow, which could be the cause to many of these problems. Not sure, but it seems much slower then it should. My favorite system crash is when the windows error pops up and then goes away. nice to be reminded the system is made by microsoft. LOL I guess I should go to the dealer one of these day's, I just don't have the time. Dan

This is the CURT Part Number: C12036. It is a 1-1/4" Receiver. I only do some occasional Light Duty Towing, so I had no need for the 2". I would do a Full extension plate if I was going with the 2" as was stated by Edgieguy, but for the smaller hitch, only 350lbs max tongue weight, and I'm only towing about 1250 lbs, I was comfortable with this setup.

Here are some pictures I just took. The first to are how it looks. the last is the method that I used to lower it by about 1/2-3/4" -Dan

I also installed the hitch, and did it slightly different. I did not cut the bumper. I used longer bolts, and spaced the hitch down with an extra nut between the car and the hitch. I did need to grind the hitch a little as the mufflers were not even from below, but once I did that, it all fit perfectly. (the muffler slightly touched the hitch and was vibrating). now there is no noise, and did not have to cut anything on the car. I can post a picture of my install later today if you want.

Already on V2.4 this happened after the update... about 3 weeks or so.

Well, I've been gone for a bit,because my sync has been OK, aside from a few usb hiccups. Now my Nav has stopped working. It will not read the SD Card, and when the SD card is in, the whole system runs really slow. I was going to go to the dealer today, but the weather is not the best, so I will wait till later this week. I'm getting a bit annoyed with the system because the total group of problems that have surfaced show how little this system was tested. I'll post back after I find out the problem.

That would work, but I then proceeded to throw them with the snow blower... so they flew somewhere, and I don't know where.... since I'm not sure when it flew out.

Well, After the snow in NJ the past day, I was snow blowing the driveway, and now my key is gone.. some where in the snow... I have tried a metal detector, and have not been able to find it. Can anyone think of a way, being that it is the intelligent access key, to pick up the signal to locate it? I don't want to wait till the snow melts, because that will probably kill the key, as well, I need other things off of the keys. Thanks in advance.. Dan

just was reading the specs of the my ford and the my Lincoln systems. I noticed that there are different ambient light pallets for each system, I wonder if ford is using the same update on ford and Lincoln systems and that is why the ambient lights are wrong, and why I have the Lincoln logos on my home screen. ok, that's enough posts for tonight

Not sure what you mean BE or BD. Here is my confirmed updates. Sync Version Gen2 - V1.1.1 Confirmed installations BT4T-14D546-AG BT4T-14D546-DA BT4T-14F496-AG BT4T-14F496-BG BT4T-14F497-AG BT4T-14F603-AG Thanks

Some more good news for my system, the USB Audio that never worked is now working, so is the voice commands for it. Also, for the first time I got in the car (after leaving while using BT Audio) and the car picked up the phone, and started playing BT Audio from it. So I think the latest USB Firmware update made things a bit better. I think maybe 1-2 more updates from ford, and it will work the way it should have a couple months ago. Last 4 gripes - 1. Overall system speed 2. Lincoln logo on my ford edge home screen 3. Ambient lights not correct in the menu 4. When I hit quick dial, it shows a menu for like 5 second telling me how to set a quick dial, even though I have not more quick dial space... it should be called quick dial for a reason, not waste my time telling me about it. I think there might be other little things, but those are the ones I care about. Liking the system more each day..

Ok, a couple days after the update, and now my Bluetooth audio started working again.. not sure if there is some time right after the update while it has to do some work, but i remember the same thing happening after the dealer did an update. Now if they could fix the Lincoln Logo and the Ambient Light problem, this would fix all my problems.... Then they will probably introduce some more with the applink... lol Beside all these little problems, I love the car.. I've accepted that the 3.7l will never get great gas mileage though.

I just installed th latest update via usb now, the logo is still there, and now my bluetooth audio stopped working all together again. I don't see how they are planning to run apps on this, if they can't even get the core parts to function correctly.

Can anyone let me know if this is the same for you? When you are in the home screen of sync, (the 4 quadrant thing) then press home again, and that brings up a menu of 3 options, Select the top one of a blank screen, (The second is the 4 quadrant thing, and the third is a menu style). When it loads, mine shows a Lincoln Logo instead of the Ford Logo. Let me know if this is the same for you too. BTW... The rest of the system is still good except for the Ambient light being wrong, and the occasional reboot when using bluetooth stereo. Thanks Dan

What I think made the difference for me was that they replaced the APIM Module. that made my system more stable. The software side of things though, I think they are getting closer, but I don't think that should be considered a finished product by ford. they obviously rushed to get this out.